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What tradition at Berea Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000494
Berea Elementary
100 Berea Drive, Greenville, SC 29617 · (864) 355-1500 · Greenville County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 36.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Berea Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #356 of 635 ▲ 72 | #46 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #500 of 635 ▼ 40 | #50 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #368 of 709 | #48 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #67 of 656 | #2 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #363 of 656 | #39 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #123 of 187 | #13 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 44.4 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 43.3 | 11.4:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 39.3 | 11.8:1 | 100% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 100% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 88% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 90% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 58% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berea Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (459 to 489); teachers up 23% (36 to 44.4).
About Berea Elementary
In Greenville, South Carolina, Berea Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 489 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Berea Elementary is in Greenville 01, a district with 78,776 students across 89 schools.
At Berea Elementary, 61% of students are Hispanic. It is also 21% Black, 15% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Greenville County is roughly 12% Hispanic. The diversity index for Berea Elementary is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Berea Elementary, giving a ratio of 11.0:1. The school's 11.0:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Berea Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 33% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
The school is in Greenville County, where the median household earns about $76,932 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Greenville County, 109 public schools serve about 89,863 students.
Of the public schools around it, Berea Elementary is closest to Berea High, about 0.5 miles away. Berea Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 465 to 489. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.5 to 11.0 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Berea Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
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Other Berea Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Berea Elementary. Berea Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMONTGOMERY, NY · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Berea High0.5 mi · 1,250
- Westcliffe Elementary1.3 mi · 323
- Monaview Elementary1.4 mi · 592
- Lakeview Middle1.4 mi · 723
- Armstrong Elementary1.7 mi · 435
- Alexander Elementary1.9 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Berea ElementaryHow large is Berea Elementary?
Berea Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Berea Elementary serve?
Berea Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berea Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berea Elementary is approximately 11.0:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berea Elementary?
At Berea Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 61% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Berea Elementary public or private?
Berea Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.